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From rodents to leaks and hunger: Inside Kenya Prisons' crisis

Lang'ata Women's Maximum Security Prison, Nairobi, September 20, 2021. [Boniface Okendo, Standard]

Auditor General Nancy Gathungu has revealed deplorable conditions in correctional facilities across the country, calling for urgent intervention.

She said inmates are living in poor conditions due to inadequate maintenance, putting their welfare and security at risk.

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